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By Lisa Sanders, MD The New York Times Magazine, Dec. 29, 2022 “Hey, come here,” the 19-year-old man called out to his girlfriend. “This isn’t right.” Although it was nearly 2 a.m., the young woman jumped out of bed and hurried to the bathroom. Her partner had been sick on and... Read More »

A Message from PA Lyme Resource Network We need your help! Pennsylvania urgently needs more Lyme-literate healthcare practitioners.  We’ve been the #1 state for instances of Lyme disease and tick-borne illness for seven consecutive years, yet we’re losing more LLMDs... Read More »

If you are looking to make a contribution to LymeDisease.org before the end of 2022 for tax purposes, here are some helpful ways to give. Online donations can be made thru December 31. (Click here.) Donation can be for general use, or you can designate it for MyLymeData research.... Read More »

Last month’s LymeMIND 2022 conference brought together leading researchers, physicians and advocates to discuss a wide variety of topics related to the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The annual event is sponsored by the Steven and Alexandra... Read More »

Stephen Harrod Buhner, a skilled herbalist and the author of many books about natural healing, has died, reportedly of pulmonary fibrosis. In the Lyme disease community, he is probably best known for his book Healing Lyme: Natural Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Borreliosis and... Read More »

By Lindsey Bever, Washington Post Haze. Slow. Drunk. Lost. These are the words some people use to describe “brain fog.” The condition, a form of cognitive dysfunction, has been plaguing people with certain chronic illnesses for years. But now, a new wave of people with long covid... Read More »

University of Rhode Island entomologist Jannelle Couret is tipping the way we understand the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Instead of looking at it from the human perspective, she and an interdisciplinary team of researchers are taking the view of the tick. While the... Read More »

By KPFK Film Club Review It’s hard to believe that a bug the size of a poppy seed could put a heretofore healthy, active person in a wheel chair, or cause heart complications. But that’s the story of Julia Bruzzese, a Brooklyn teenager, and Dr. Neil Spector, whose experiences... Read More »

The world-premiere production of “Lyme Disease: The Musical” has been nominated for five Broadway World Los Angeles Awards, including Best New Play or Musical and Best Ensemble Performance. The show premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2022. It was helmed by veteran... Read More »